The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-03-02
MATTERS IN WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Mannins's successo--The lmprobabiiity
OF Extra Session Of Consress-Other Mat
tiers.

WASHINGTON, February 21-Thc wide
ly circulated rumor TO the effect that Ar.
Mannings resignation was brought about
by' I rupture between the Secretary and the
President has been circctu;,lly disposed OF
By the publication Of TIE correspondence
between them upon the subject. The truth
is doubtless us Mr.. Manning states N his
letter He found that the close attention
Necessary in the discharge Of his official
duties was task beyond his strength. Ills
friends. who had observed that his health
WAS being affected 10y his close application.
have continued to urge that he should re-
sign, anl! i. is known that he has had the
matter il contemplation for some time past.
The air Is iilled with conjccturcs IL rcl;s-
ton to the new Secretary OF the Treasury.
Il has been intimatcd that the President Sc
riouSiy contemplates Offering the portfolio
to his old law partner, Wilson 5. Bi>scil,
who is said 10 possess qualities which emf
rentlv lit him for the position.
Ths President has been somewhat sur
priSed at the number of candidates thu:
have appeared Tor the five positions as Com
missioners in the Interstate Commerce
Commission lie is determined to satisfy
himself about the capacity of the men ee-
fore making the appointments.
Notwithstanding the fact that but q Inn
tied time remains to the present Congress,
and several of the appropriation bills are rs
vet nnacted upon, there is no real founda.
ton for the report that az extra session OF
Congress is likely TO be called. The best
Informed members Of Congress believe that
no session will be called. rs nothing but 4
failure 10 pass the regular appropriation
bills before the 4th Of March would netcS-
STATE it. The unsettled question OF & treas
ury surplus, important as it is, would not
in Itself occasion the calling CT an extra
session, IS the surplus will be largely alb
sorbeG before the opening of The session in
December in redecminS the remainder OF
the 5 per cent bonds, and in putting about
SO .0G0, 600 into the Sinking Fund, 70 be
nSed in redeeming the 4 per cent. bonds.
The historic city Of Alexandria, which it
viii be remembered was, in nEte 6e!ENm
DAYS, celebrated as the principal shlp-bulid-
iag point in the South. bids fair to regain
her former prominence. The old ship yards
which hav: Jeen for many years idle Will
soon be transformed iuto Z scene OF actlvl-
" such as was probably never eQualcd.
even IL llie )aIuiy u'iJ , VI IA!e P,'>''
yards have been purchased by the Arrow
Steamship Company, of New York city,
who will put force of 5000 men at work
OF the first day Of April. The company
will at that time commence the coIStruc-
ton OF the largest transatlantic iron steam
ship that was ever built upon this side
Of the Atlantic. The vessel will be
$40 feet in length, with q tonnage Of 300.
In the construction Of the vessel every effort
will be made to obtain the greatest possible
speed. The vessel, when completed. Will
constitute one of the fleet Of fifteen ocean
racers which will be built by the company.